PALESTINE – Hamas has criticized the Gaza humanitarian corridors and airdrops calling it a propaganda campaign to mask the ongoing siege and starvation and whitewash the occupation’s image.

In an official statement, the Palestinian group described the airdrop strategy and so-called humanitarian corridors as part of “a calculated policy to manage famine, impose coercive realities, and subject civilians to danger and humiliation.”

Gaza Humanitarian Corridors a Propaganda Campaign to Mask Ongoing Starvation & Siege; Hamas - The State Signal — DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA – JULY 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) 10-year-old Nur Abu Sel’a, who was being treated at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, died from malnutrition and the lack of medical nutritional formula due to severe humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip and the closure of border crossings on July 27, 2025. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 128 people have died so far due to shortages of food and infant formula caused by the blockade, 86 of whom were children. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )

“The arrival of food and medicine to Gaza is not a favor, it is a natural right and an urgent necessity to stop the catastrophe imposed by the Nazi-like occupation,” the group said.

It emphasized that “stopping the aggression, breaking the blockade, and opening all border crossings are the only ways to end the crime of starvation in Gaza.”

Hamas also held Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly responsible for policies that have led to mass civilian deaths, calling his handling of aid and systematic starvation “clear-cut war crimes.”

The group urged the international community to intensify both official and popular pressure to break the siege and halt “a deliberate campaign of starvation and genocide.”

It also warned against falling for Israeli propaganda intended to distract from ongoing atrocities.

This comes as Israel carried out a humanitarian aid airdrop over Gaza on Sunday and announced plans for localized temporary pauses in fighting to allow aid delivery through designated safe corridors.